State Board Urges Reform as Jails Face Scrutiny
The State Board of Charities urges clergy and congregations to observe Prison Sunday on October 30 and focus on crime prevention and criminal treatment. The report blasts county jails as poor, unsanitary, and poorly planned with mixed gender segregation issues and notable scandals. It also notes that indeterminate sentences lengthen prison time compared to definite sentences, citing averages for recent intakes at the state prison.
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Ininna
State Board of Charities
Gylaw
Coroner Probes Windsor Cave-In Fatalities
Coroner Blackwell investigates the Windsor cave in death of George Westbrook. Witnesses including foreman Ane and workers Johnson Liebermann and Henry Bhukreid testify Bryant ordered unsafe conditions and refused to call roll after the collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell
George Westbrook
Windsor
James Aegon
Specter
Bryant
Ane
Johnson
John Liebermann
Henry Bhukreid
Charles
Sthey
Mabel Huffman Improves After Hospital Admission
Mabel Huffman of 937 West Washington Street showed improvement at City hospital after a suicide attempt with strychnine at the city dispensary Monday. Her husband John Huffman and her mother opposed hospital care until health officials intervened to remove her from the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Huffman
West
Washington Street
John Huffman
Huff_man
Bleydlemen Schlangen
Glenn
Gunsolus
Jordan
Oman
State Senator Eph Toman to address ward meeting
State Senator Eph Toman will speak at a Democrats meeting in the 11th ward Friday night at Agnes and York streets. Several county ticket candidates are expected to attend along with Congressman Charles A. Korbly at a similar Oliver Street meeting. Also noted are typhoid and malaria symptoms and home remedies advised by the editor.
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Eph Toman
11Th Ward
Agnes
York Streets
Charles A. Korbly
Oliver Over
Division Street
Duncan Named as Source of Saloon Tip Amid City Probe
Orville Duncan a former deputy sheriff testified before the council committee that he released the tip about lifting Md in saloon notices. Sourbier said the tip came from mistaken kindness and denied mayoral involvement. William E. Davis described board of safety oversight as Supt. Hyland leads the saloon issue. Mayor Shank’s testimony is anticipated Friday night.
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Orville Duncan
Edward G. Sourbier
Sourbier
Council
Duncan
Shank
William E. Davis
Board of Safety
Supt
Hyland
Track Elevation Plans Hover Over Downtown
City officials and railroad representatives met with Engineer Klausmann to push for a formal request to elevate downtown tracks. Engineers warn against piecemeal work and urge a full project to assess costs, with Pogue’s Run as a key obstacle and millions in expected expense while current law caps annual spending at $100,000.
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Klausmann
Board of Works
Pogue
Custody Awarded to Aunt Over Father Fight for Boy
In juvenile court Judge Stubbs made permanent the order granting custody of 7 year old Carl Robert to his aunt Mrs Dora Wechsler of 1524 North Capitol avenue. Father William H Robert opposed sending the boy to an orphans home after the mother’s death. The aunt defended the order citing the sister’s dying wish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam H. Robert
Carl
Declines Arrest In Barroom Fracas Ends In Fines
Bert Ruble bartender for Charles Morrin faces police court after a barroom fight at 936 Massachusetts avenue. He refused arrest, clashed with bicycle officers Fletcher and Reidy, and was fined 1 dollar plus costs with ten days suspended for entering Rothschild's saloon and taking an unpaid bottle of wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Rouble
Charles Morrin
Pine
S J. Clair
Fletcher
Reidy
Ruble
Vietcher
Herman Rothschild
Massachusetts Avenue
Ely Faces Further Delay in Chicago to New York Flight
Eugene Ely’s third attempt to depart Chicago for New York was postponed Tuesday as Glenn Curtiss and his mechanics repaired lifting planes and other damaged parts from Monday. Ely hoped to start in the afternoon after engine trouble forced an earlier stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eugene Ely
New York
Glenn Curtins
Ely
Garage company sued in three court actions
Paul R. John filed two com vistas in circuit court seeking 2500 dollars each and a third suit for 5000 dollars in superior court. The cases list the Delaware firm Cecil EB Gibson as part of the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. John
Dela
Cecil EB / Gibson
Cigarettes Rise as Cigar Use Declines, Dealer Says
A local tobacco dealer on Tuesday claimed prejudice against cigarettes has vanished over five years. He predicts five years hence cigarettes will dominate, with cigars nearly extinct, noting shifts in buying among professionals, men, and women. He cited a factory order backlog of 48 million cigarettes as evidence of demand.
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American Tobacco Company
The
Tobacco Trust
Mey
Indianapolis
Mince meat crusade targets benzoate of soda in stores
The state health board targets mincemeat recipes sold commercially with benzoate of soda while inspectors note a decline in its use. Watered oysters rising in Indianapolis markets prompt inspectors to enforce dry shipment rules.
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Food and Drug Department
State Board of Health
Berthold W. Cohn
Indianapolis
One Woman Takes State Board Test
Ada Bush of Indianapolis is the sole woman among fifty-six men taking the Indiana board of pharmacy examination in the first three days of the week. Wednesday focuses on practical work at the Indianapolis College of Pharmacy. Exam officers include A F Sala, Will F Fogus, Will H Rudder, Burton Cassidy, and J J Keene. They report a higher standard for the test.
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Ada Bush
Indianapolis
Indiana Board of Pharmacy
Indianapolis College of Pharmacy
A. F. Sala
Winchester
Will F. Fogus
Mt. Vernon
Will H. Rudder
Salem
Burton Cassidy
Terre Haute
J. J. Keene
Mellon files libel in divorce from Nora Mary Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon head of the Mellon bank filed for absolute divorce from Nora Mary McMullen Mellon. The petition cites misconduct and names Alfred George Curphey of London. The Mellons married ten years ago in Hertford England. Mrs. Mellon, twenty eight years younger, is reputedly wealthy.
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Pittsburg
Andrew W. Mellon
Mellon National Bank
Mellon
Nora Mary McMullen Mellon
Alfred George Curphey
London
Mellons
Hertford
McMullen
County Hertford
England
Cholera Case Reported in London Hospital
London authorities confirm a man died of Asiatic cholera at Royal Free Hospital. They say no other cases are known in the city, though alarm spreads as officials work to suppress the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Royal Free Hospital
Talking Machine Ee
Woman's School League to Meet at Odd Fellow Auditorium
The Woman's school league meets Friday at 4 PM in the Odd Fellow building auditorium. Speakers include Rev. Harry G. Hill Dr. Amelia KR Keller Nebraska Cropsy and Mrs. Story of New York.
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Woman’s School League
Odd Fellow
Harry G. Hill
Amelia KR. Keller
Nebraska Cropsy
Story
New York
Cleansing remedy praised by Sheridan resident
Clarence R. Griffis of Sheridan Indiana reports improved complexion and digestion after using Cascarets. He says pimples disappeared and his food now digests properly after taking two boxes.
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Clarence R. Griffis
Sheridan
Ind
Gasoline Fire Damages Two West Ohio Street Homes
A gasoline range fire started in Mrs. Lucille Tritsch’s rooming house at 415 West Ohio Street and spread to a second building at 419 West Ohio Street, injuring two structures. Losses are estimated around 50 dollars for the Tritsch home and about 100 dollars for the other dwelling. Firefighters were alerted after a false alarm and arrived to find flames in the ruins.
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Lucille Tritsch
West
Ohio Street
Tritsch
Emma Hines
Indiana group seeks ban on liquor in drug stores
The Indiana pharmaceutical association led by Roscoe Mutz of Edinburg is drafting a statute for the next legislature to bar intoxicating liquors from drug stores. The bill aims to elevate the profession by removing the stigma from past illegal sales prosecutions.
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Indiana Pharmaceutical Association
Roscoe Mutz
Edinburg
High Tribunal rules on liquor bond and river seining case
Supreme Court ruling upholds the bond responsibility for a saloonkeeper’s guaranty in a Wabash county case where Fuller’s estate bond funded Aquor sales led to a fatal shooting by Knoefel Line. also upholds fish and game statute banning seining certain rivers and affirms a $141 default judgment for Rochester Lots.
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Comstock
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Gibson County
William R. Fuller
Hillham
Dubois County
Fuller
Knoefel Line
Line
Charles Ballard
Stella Ballard
Montgomery
Supreme Court
Warren Circuit Court
Edward Long
Wabash
Justice Myers
Appellate Court
Fulton Circuit Court
David D. Ginther
Rochester Improvement Company
Rochester
W. H. Stoddard
Municipal Company
Wilbur G. Houk
Houk
Technical appeal fails in Guassin liquor conviction
Justice Hadley of the supreme court affirmed the Lawrence county circuit court judgment convicting Constant Guassin of illegal sale of intoxicating liquor. The appeal was based on technical grounds and rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadley
Supreme Court
Lawrence County Circuit Court
Constant Guassin
Convicted Thieves Sent to Indiana Reformatory
Bert Shepler 21 and John Baker 27 were sent to the Indiana reformatory by Judge Pritchard for larceny. Shepler stole underwear shirts suspenders shoes and a razor from Cornelius Mack 435 Madison Avenue and drew one to eight years. Baker stole a bicycle from Charles Matheson 2151 Martindale Avenue valued at $40 and received one to fourteen years with a $1 fine and costs.
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Bert Shepler
John Baker
Indiana Reformatory
Pritchard
Shepler
Cornelius Mack
Madison Avenue
Baker
Charles Matheson
Martindale Avenue
Appeal to Forego Prosecution in Hunting Case
Marion Perkins of Galena, Ga lepa, father of Carl Perkins, appeals to Fish and Game Commissioner Miles after Wardens Lamphen and Hurley find evidence of hunting without a license while noting Perkins’s tuberculosis and inability to work. John Breen Jr. of New Albany pleads guilty to hunting without a license and is fined $33.
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Marion Perkins
Galepa
Carl Perkins
Fish and Game
Miles
Young Perkins
W. E. Lamphen
W. L. Hurley
Perkins
John Breen Jr
New Albany
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Rogers Bros
Shubert Murat Theatre
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Huder
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Icago
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Stella M. Ayhe
Matinee Daily
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Grand Opera House
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Effie Shannon
Redford & Winch Roter Hanlon Bros
A. O. Dungan
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Charles M. McDonald
the Misses
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Kinodrome
Mabel McKinley
Etbel Whiteside
Picks
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